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Courts & crime, 1892

7,229 stories in Sydney's papers · page 55 of 250

Murder by Blacks in South Australia. an Avenging Party in Pursuit. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 March 1892 · page 5

Towards the end of February a tragedy occurred on Crosswell Downs station, near the Queensland border, in South Australian territory. The station blacks, in company with a tribe of wild blacks,…

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Law Report. Supreme Court.—saturday, March 5. In Banco.—(Before the Chief Justice and Mr. Justice Stephen.) Admission of Barrister

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 March 1892 · page 9

On the motion of Mr. Edmunds, Mr. George Herbert Pike, M.A., of the Sydney University, was admitted to the Bar of New South Wales. ADMISSION OF SOLICITORS…

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The Heathen Rages. John on the Warpath. Waiting for the Fray. Rival Chinese Factious -- Another Battle Imminent--The Police Preparing--The Force will Stand no Nonsense

The Australian Star · Monday 7 March 1892 · page 5

THAT the fingers of the bellicose Chinese are literally itching for war is painfully apparent from the look of disappointment that followed the overthrow of their…

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Supreme Court. Saturday, March 5 (Last Day of Term). in BANCO.--(Before the Chief Justices and Mr. Justice Stephen). Admission of a Barrister

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 7 March 1892 · page 6

George Herbert Pike, M.A., Sydney University, was admitted as a barrister of the Supreme Court of New South Wales. ADMISSION OF SOLICITORS…

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Central Police Court

The Australian Star · Tuesday 8 March 1892 · page 5

AN INSULTER OF WOMEN. -- A "dealer" named John Hall was charged with having used threatening language to Sarah Rossiter. The evidence of the prosecutrix was…

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Police

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 March 1892 · page 3
Also in The Daily Telegraph

Mr. Cornelins Delohery, S.M., presided in the Charge Division of the Central Police Court yesterday. Albert Hay, 19, a kitchenman, was charged with having stolen five knives, two spoons, and one…

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Alleged Attempted Assault and Robbery

The Australian Star · Tuesday 8 March 1892 · page 6

AT the Central Police Court to-day, before Mr. Delchery, S.M., a man named William Cleary was charged with having yesterday morning assaulted a bushman, named James…

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Salwey's Case. Charged with Fraud

The Australian Star · Tuesday 8 March 1892 · page 6

HERBERT SALWEY, 38, solicitor, was again before the Water Police Court to-day on a charge of obtaining by a false promise and false practice £2500 from James Balfour,…

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Police. WATER

Evening News · Tuesday 8 March 1892 · page 3

John Maguire, 32, labors was sentenced to 14 days hard labor for begging, in Macquarie Place. When alms were refused him he abased the person from whom he solicited…

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Divorce Court

Evening News · Tuesday 8 March 1892 · page 6

His Honor Mr. Justice Windeyer sat in Divorce Jurisdiction yesterday, when the matter of Turntall v. Tarnbnll was heard. The case was one in winch Norman William Tarnbull sought a…

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Important Land Court Decision

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 8 March 1892 · page 3

An important judgment was given by the Land Court sitting at Tamworth on Friday last, concerning the right of a selector to take up conditional leases by virtue of his…

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Attempted Murder. The Victim Still Alive. SINGLETON

The Australian Star · Tuesday 8 March 1892 · page 6

The man Eckford, the victim of the recent attempted murder, is still in the hospital. Owing to corpulence and neglect previous to admittance and his drinking habits great…

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The Vienna Murder Trial. How the Crimes Were Committed. (Vienna Correspondent Daily News.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 March 1892 · page 6

The Court to-day, 27th January, was occupied with the case of the second victim, Maria Hottwanger. As Schnoider has chosen to confess, the only doubtful point was whether the woman…

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District Court. Monday, March 7. (Before Judge Wilkinson.)

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 8 March 1892 · page 3

Dawes v. Walters.--In this action Edward Dawes, of 108 Bullanaming street, Sydney, sued John James Walters, of the Farmers and Dairymen's Company, Harris street,…

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The Newtown Court. to the Editor of the Daily Telegraph

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 8 March 1892 · page 6

Sir,--we are glad to see Mr. T. J. Gannon's letter in your issue of to-day, complaining of an evil existing at the Small Debts Court, Newtown, concerning the…

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Law Report. Supreme Court.—monday, March 7. No. 2 Jury Court.—(Before Mr. Justice STEPHEN and a jury of four.) PULLEN V. ARCHIBALD

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 March 1892 · page 3

Mr. Ferguson, instructed by Mr. H. A. Lyons, appeared for the plaintiff. Defendant did not appear. This was an action brought by William T. Pullen, storekeeper, of Cowper, Clarence River,…

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Metropolitan District Court.—monday (Before his Honor Judge Wilkinson.) Daws V. WALTERS

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 March 1892 · page 3

Mr. G. H. Reid, instructed by Messrs. Williamson and Williamson, appeared for the plaintiff; and Mr. Colonna Close, instructed by Mr. H. R. Way, for the defendant. In this case Edward Daws, of 108…

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Land Court. (Before Mr. ROGERS, Q.C., President, and Mr. FREEMAN and Mr. BRANDIS, members.) in Re Timothy Edward Boland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 March 1892 · page 3

The following is the substance of a decision in re Boland, given by the Court when sitting at Tamworth on Friday:—In this case one Timothy Edward Boland applied on the 17th December, 1891,…

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Law. Supreme Court. Monday, March 7. IN EQUITY.--(Before Mr. Justice Owen, Chief Judge.) Re the Sydney and Suburban M.P.B.L. AND I. Association, Limited

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 8 March 1892 · page 3

A petition for the sanction of the Court to an arrangement arrived at between the directors and depositors in the above-mentioned company. Mr. Bruce Smith appeared…

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